The President surveyed his army of guests550 delegates to the fifth annual National Citizenship Conferenceand quietly decided to save himself the ordeal of 550 hearty handshakes. Instead, Mr. Truman escorted the visitors outside to the White House gardens, got up onto a black wrought-iron bench near some fragrant rosebushes and made a little speech.
"I think it is the greatest honor in the world simply to be a citizen of the United States," said he. The President remarked indignantly that his morning mail had included a postcard from a Californian who thought...
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